The Toyota Prius gets HIT with the UGLY Stick!
Yes the Toyota Prius already comes factory ugly. We are talking Pontiac Aztec ugly. But you don’t buy the Prius for looks right? There is no denying that the little Prius is the God of MPG! Well just when you though your fuel economy could not get any better; AutoLabo has a [...]
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Track and Compare MPG with Fuelly
Keep track of your MPG
A new site has appeared that allows users to insert their gallons used, miles driven, model/make of vehicle and keep track of it after every fill-up. Allowing users to find their average MPG, and compare to EPA standards or even other users. Best of all the site is free! Another excellent [...]
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Oil Above $80 While Price of Gasoline Remains Flat
The trading price of a barrel of oil climbed above for the first time since early January based on the believe that the United States Federal Reserve will be forced to keep its key federal funds rate at record lows for an extended period of time.
The Federal Reserve will likely have to keep [...]
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214 mpg with DIY aerodynamic fairings on a Honda 125cc motorbike
Dutch efficiency enthusiast Allert Jacobs has converted his new Honda motorbike into a streamliner capable of getting over 200 mpg (US) cruising at 55 mph.
The Honda ANF125i Innova was pretty efficient right out of the box, since it followed the basic formula for low fuel consumption: small size + light weight + modest engine power.
The [...]
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Caravan Roof Rack Delete
I was browsing the ecomodder forums this morning an found a good little aerodynamic mode, a roof rack delete, that someone had done there. Check it out:
I didn’t take pics of the whole process, but I can describe it pretty well…
Move both of the cross-beams as far apart as the rack will allow, one front, [...]
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Gas Up Tips
There are a couple of big don’ts when you’re filling up your gas tank. You need to keep this in mind every time you take a trip to the pump in order to avoid wasting gas.
First of all don’t bother topping [...]
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Hypermiling - A Sport?
In some places, hypermiling contests have been held to see who can get the highest mpg on a selected course.
The most recent Maximum Fuel Economy contest was held in Elkhart, Indiana at the Fuel Economy World Championships, where world records for the Honda Insight (213 mpg round trip), Toyota Prius (136 mpg round trip) and [...]
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Hypermiling Myths
I thought I would debunk a few popular hypermiling myths, as there really are a ton of them out there.
First of all the myth that starting your car uses as much gas as idling for a minute is absolutely untrue. It uses a very small amount of gas to start your car - whenever you’re [...]
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Automatic Transmission Shifting Technique
We all know that cars manual transmissions can sport some extra gas mileage by having a driver who shifts early. Did you know that there’s a pretty simply hypermiling technique to coax your auto car into shifting early? Check it out:
Some automatic transmissions can be coaxed to upshift sooner when accelerating by briefly releasing some [...]
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Auto Transmission - Shift to Neutral at Stop
Shift automatic transmissions to neutral when stopped (assuming you’re going to leave the engine running). Remaining in drive wastes fuel as the engine continues to try to creep the car forward while being held back by the brakes.
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